Variant names were "Casket" and "Caskett".[1] A post office called Casket was established in 1882, the name was changed to Bernice in 1883, and the post office closed in 1894.[2] Different dates are given in Gamett & Paher, as cited by the GNIS, which states that the post office was called Casket from June 1882 until January 1883 and then Bernice from July 1883 to June 1884.[3] According to tradition, "Bernice" was the name of a miner's love interest.[4]
External linksEdit
Bernice (forgottennevada.com) - includes a number of newspaper articles.
ReferencesEdit
^ abcdefU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bernice, Nevada
^"Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bernice Post Office (historical)
^Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada(PDF). W.P.A. p. 9.
bernice, nevada, bernice, ghost, town, churchill, county, state, nevada, approximately, miles, northeast, dixie, valley, ghost, townberniceshow, nevadaberniceshow, united, statescoordinates, 75833, 78139, 75833, 78139, countryunited, statesstatenevadacountychu. Bernice is a ghost town in Churchill County in the U S state of Nevada 1 It was approximately 20 miles 32 km northeast of Dixie Valley 1 Bernice NevadaGhost townBerniceShow map of NevadaBerniceShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 39 45 30 N 117 46 53 W 39 75833 N 117 78139 W 39 75833 117 78139 1 CountryUnited StatesStateNevadaCountyChurchillElevation 1 4 944 ft 1 507 m GNIS feature ID0854857 1 History EditVariant names were Casket and Caskett 1 A post office called Casket was established in 1882 the name was changed to Bernice in 1883 and the post office closed in 1894 2 Different dates are given in Gamett amp Paher as cited by the GNIS which states that the post office was called Casket from June 1882 until January 1883 and then Bernice from July 1883 to June 1884 3 According to tradition Bernice was the name of a miner s love interest 4 External links EditBernice forgottennevada com includes a number of newspaper articles References Edit a b c d e f U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Bernice Nevada Post Offices Jim Forte Postal History Retrieved April 9 2018 U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Bernice Post Office historical Federal Writers Project 1941 Origin of Place Names Nevada PDF W P A p 9 This Churchill County Nevada state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bernice Nevada amp oldid 1166608871, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
